People afraid of truth on Iraq

Regarding the Aug. 7 story, “In U.S., half say Iraq had WMDs”: It is interesting to see statistics translated into headlines. That Harris Poll interviewed 1,020 people. Does that truly reflect the thinking of the entire population? What is also intriguing is the same poll also revealed that people think we are less respected, less safe, and that Iraq will not have a stable democracy. No headlines there. The scary thing is the increase in the number of people who believe that weapons of mass destruction existed in Iraq despite all the information to the contrary. I imagine folks are clinging to the WMD excuse because admitting anything else would be to call this administration into question. And we do not question anymore, do we? If journalists question, they are unpatriotic; if citizens doubt the war effort, they don't support the troops; if you disagree with current policies, you are a left-wing liberal loser. I fear we have turned into a giant mushroom farm — kept in the dark and fed you know what. Susan Van Rossum, Cape May Court House - Published in the Atlantic City Press, August 14, 2006